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The Chair

The Chair Sheryl Yakeleya

Member for Great Slave.

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Kate Reid

Kate Reid Great Slave

Thank you, Madam Chair. Can we spell out the acronym, thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Sheryl Yakeleya

Minister of Environment and Climate Change.

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Jay MacDonald

Jay MacDonald Thebacha

Thank you, Madam Chair. My apologies. Climate Change Preparedness in the North. Thank you.

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The Chair

The Chair Sheryl Yakeleya

Member for Great Slave.

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Kate Reid

Kate Reid Great Slave

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, with all of the concern, I would say, in the last few years of Indigenous governments with the watershed coming in from Alberta, can the Minister elaborate if any further dollars are being expended with the Indigenous stewardship committee? I am sorry if I got that name wrong, but I think you'll know what I mean. Thank you, Madam Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Sheryl Yakeleya

Minister for Environment and Climate Change.

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Jay MacDonald

Jay MacDonald Thebacha

Thank you, Madam Chair. No, there are no changes. Thank you, Madam Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Sheryl Yakeleya

Member for Great Slave.

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Kate Reid

Kate Reid Great Slave

Thank you, Madam Chair. How often does the committee meet? Thank you, Madam Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Sheryl Yakeleya

Minister of Environment and Climate Change.

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Jay MacDonald

Jay MacDonald Thebacha

Thank you, Madam Chair. I don't have that level of detail with me right now but happy to follow up with the Member. Thank you, Madam Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Sheryl Yakeleya

Member for Great Slave.

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Kate Reid

Kate Reid Great Slave

Thank you, Madam Chair. And just one final higher-level question on that. Where are we at with the outstanding transboundary agreements that are not completed with external partners? Thank you, Madam Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Sheryl Yakeleya

Minister for Environment and Climate Change.

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Jay MacDonald

Jay MacDonald Thebacha

Thank you, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, I'll pass to the deputy minister. Thank you, Madam Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Sheryl Yakeleya

Deputy minister Jenkins.

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Jenkins

Thank you, Madam Chair. So a number of agreements were tied back to the Mackenzie River Basin board, and the only one through that piece that we still need to establish is the agreement with Saskatchewan. And we've had some discussions with them on an intention's document and some draft appendices, and work is underway there. We are also interested and have had conversations with Nunavut about the negotiation of a transboundary agreement. I would say that they are preliminary discussions at best. Thank you, Madam Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Sheryl Yakeleya

Thank you. Member for Great Slave.

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Kate Reid

Kate Reid Great Slave

Thank you, Madam Chair. Nothing further.

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The Chair

The Chair Sheryl Yakeleya

Okay, next, I have Member for the Sahtu.

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Daniel McNeely

Daniel McNeely Sahtu

Thank you, Madam Chair. Excuse me, two minds think alike here. I was going to ask a question on the NWT environmental audit, but the deputy minister beat me to that. I was simply going to ask how is the audit being utilized to leverage additional federal funding in preparation and adaptation in our NWT territory, but I'm satisfied with the answer given earlier by the deputy minister. I'm glad to see they're taking a proactive approach. They're using all the tools in the toolbox to leverage federal funding. I will save my next question for the appropriate activity. Mahsi.

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The Chair

The Chair Sheryl Yakeleya

Minister for Environment and Climate Change, do you want to comment?

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Jay MacDonald

Jay MacDonald Thebacha

No comment at this time. Thank you, Madam Chair.

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The Chair

The Chair Sheryl Yakeleya

Thank you. Next, I'll go to Mackenzie Delta. Member for Mackenzie Delta.